July 26, 2024
Georgia's Augusta Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office got an early win Friday in a discrimination and retaliation suit lawsuit filed by a former assistant public defender, saying she relied on her office to "infer that discrimination has occurred" based on her race or sex.
January 04, 2024
A Georgia public defender's office urged a federal judge on Wednesday to free it from a former Augusta public defender's discrimination and retaliation suit, saying the "buzzwords" she used to report the alleged mistreatment did not adequately communicate that she believed she was being mistreated due to her race and gender.
August 16, 2022
A Georgia federal judge dismissed much of a bias and wrongful termination suit from a former Augusta public defender who alleged she was micromanaged, harassed and ultimately fired for being a Black woman.